Blocking out a screen with photo emulsion

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1. The screen printing process
2. Inside a screen printing frame
3. Screen printing locally and globally
4. Materials and tools for screen printing
5. A motif and its repeat
6. Positive and negative space
7. Rhythm and movement in a repeat
8. Bridges and islands in a stencil
9. Generating a motif on a computer
10. Printing and transferring the motif
11. Cutting the stencil safely
12. Preparing the printing screen
13. Attaching the stencil to the screen
14. Printing with the stencil screen
15. Blocking out a screen with photo emulsion
16. Straight repeat and half-drop repeat
17. Appraising a printed fabric
18. Screen printing in industry